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From: Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: Did EGA Save PC Gaming?
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 10:36:19 -0700
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On 7/26/2024 3:22 AM, JAB wrote:
> On 24/07/2024 16:10, Zaghadka wrote:
>> On Mon, 22 Jul 2024 20:40:58 +0100, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, JAB
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 22/07/2024 16:09, Zaghadka wrote:
>>>> To "PC" game, because these were also contemporary "personal 
>>>> computers,"
>>>> you had a C=64, Atari ST, Amiga, or Speccy (thanks JAB!). An MSX in
>>>> Japan. That's what kept enthusiasm going. I never accepted IBM 
>>>> ownership
>>>> of the term. To call them the source of PC gaming in the 80's is, IMHO,
>>>> silly. I regard the Z-80, the 6502, and the Motorolla 68000 as primary
>>>> contributors to continuity of computer gaming. IBM was for work. The
>>>> 80286 was simply not a gaming chip. The 8086 was a footnote.
>>>
>>> I can't say it's something that's ever bothered me as in the 80's the
>>> term personal computer wasn't really used here but instead home
>>> computer. Also when I hear the term PC I actually don't think of
>>> 'personal computer' as such but instead an IBM compatible which isn't a
>>> laptop even that that's also a PC, or is it. I think I've confused
>>> myself now!
>>>
>>
>> To each his own. I wore a Che Guevara shirt with "The C=64 is also a PC,
>> idiots!" emblazoned over his face. All you could see was the beret.
>>
>> I lived a stone's throw from Armonk at the time, though.
>>
> 
> Getting peeved for no particular reason is part of the human condition!
> 
> Part of me dies inside every time I see someone use acronym 
> interchangeable with abbreviation. I do now have to accept that meaning 
> has basically entered common usage but still.

Hmm.  I haven't seen that.  Or do I just not know the difference and 
think I do?

> Another one is begs for question for raises the question instead of its 
> more formal meaning.

I never used "begs the question" and I still don't fully understand what 
it's supposed to mean even after watching multiple videos and reading 
numbers of rants on it.

English has a lot of meaning drift, and numerous instances of words and 
phrases changing to mean the opposite of what they once did.  Bad used 
to mean the opposite of good, but for awhile it changed to mean cool and 
good but that wasn't even permanent. Nice meant nasty a long time ago etc.

English is also the worst Hodge-podge language in existence especially 
the written version which realistically is a different language than the 
spoken.  I don't get upset at others making such mistakes.

I know it's not English exactly but I can't even use thumbs up or 
periods at work anymore as that's now considered a rude indication that 
you're done with the conversation.  Much like saying "Good day!" ... "I 
said GOOD DAY, sir!

I used to have a pet peeve of people using the wrong one of "too" and 
"to" and it still bothers me, but I always let it slide, I even catch 
myself making the typo myself from time to time even though I know which 
is which.  Effect and affect is another.  I also used to mess up rogue 
and rouge all the time but had it flamed out of me, though that's only 
really in common usage in 3.5+ D&D referring what should properly be the 
Thief class.

Bone-apple-tea!

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